Dawgfeed 6, 2016-2017

Here is Dawgfeed 6, for 2016-2017, dated Nov. 18, 2016.  This one contains football highlights, interviews of teachers Doug Reser, Rod Brown, and Stan McCrory, and the Manaquin Challenge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhs0IP7UihQ&t=6s

Dawgfeed 5, 2016-2017

This is Dawgfeed 5, 2016-2017, narrated by Garrett Carver and Jared Morris, and published on Nov, 7.  This video includes foreign exchange student interviews, interview of coach Curt Brecheisen, and  football playoff highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyJi9kAcbA

Dawgfeed 4, 2016-2017

This is Dawgfeed 4, 2016-2017 which includes the Homecoming Festivities,  State Fair, and Powder puff football.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyJi9kAcbA

Dawgfeed 3, 2016-2017

Here is Dawgfeed 3, 2016-2017.  This issue contains Homecoming announcements, exchange student interviews, building the Dawgfeed Car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8sz-DoH3wc&t=21s

Dawgfeed 2, 2016-2017

Here is Dawgfeed 2, 2016-2017 narrated by Garrett Carver and Jared Morris.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztxpcbn96ok&t=64s

Dawgfeed 1, 2016-2017

This is Dawgfeed 1 2016-2016 with Liam Grant announcing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oErWCfBPsFU&t=4s

Latest Announcements Video

Here is the announcements video from Nov. 21, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKRtJhcqWjg&feature=em-subs_digest

Edna Matyak Passes Away

Rossville—Edna M. Matyak, 89, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the House at Midland Hospice.

She was born June 28, 1927 at Schuyler, NE., the daughter of Frank and Emma Petr Vavricek.  Edna was raised and attended school in the Blue Rapids and Waterville communities.

She and her husband Joe farmed in the Rossville area where you could find her operating tractors, combines and driving the grain trucks.  She always raised a big garden – with no weeds – and shared many jars of homemade canned vegetables and pickles with her family. Edna enjoyed flower gardening and was happy to share some her plants to make other yards pretty. Everyone looked forward to her homemade kolaces and pies. Edna loved needlecrafts, sewing, crocheting and she was an avid quilter.

On September 26, 1950 she was united in marriage to Joe W. Matyak in Topeka.  He preceded her in death; she was also preceded in death by her son, Jim, brother, Bud Vavricek and sisters, Lydia Korte and Betty Baker McKenna.

Mrs. Matyak is survived by two daughters, Donna (Vlad) Johnson, Wamego and Judy (Neil) Carlson, Topeka; her sister, Alice Delavergne, in Virginia; six grandchildren, Julie Loats, Casey Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Kristen Weeks, Melanie Brock and Jeramy Matyak and seven great-grandchildren, Louise, Joe, Daniel, and Betsy Loats, Leah and Hana Johnson and Lucinda Weeks.

Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Czech-Moravan Cemetery north of Rossville.  Mrs. Matyak will lie in state from 2:00 until 5:00 P.M. Tuesday at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville where the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to the Czech-Moravan Cemetery and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, P.O Box 642, Rossville, Kansas 66533.

Donna Kerwin Passes Away

Delia::  Donna Jean (Hards) Kerwin, 89, a resident of the Rossville Health Care and Rehabilitation Center passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the House at Midland Care.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Monday, November 28, 2016 at Sacred Heart Oratory of Delia.  Mrs. Kerwin will lie in state from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Piper Funeral Home where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M.  Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Oratory of Delia, Helping Hands Humane Society or Midland Hospice House and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

2016 Class of 20 Under 40

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Twenty of Topeka's outstanding young professionals were honored Thursday night.

The Jayhawk Council of Boy Scouts  recognized its seventh annual 20 under 40 class. The honorees were chosen from dozens of applicants for their professional achievements and their community involvement. All applicants were under the age of 40.

The list of honorees encompasses a broad section of the community, from educators and businessmen, to non-profit leaders, law enforcement, entrepreneurs and more.

Proceeds from the awards dinner benefit the local boy scouts.

2016 20 under 40 class:

Ashley Charest, Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Sarah Lucero, USD 501 - Scott Dual Language Magnet School
Dustin Dick, USD 501 - Topeka West High School
Adrienne Olejnik, Rossville Community Library
Matt Dinkel, Security Benefit Life
Enedina Patch, Stormont Vail Health
Lacee Ebert, Barbara's Conservatory of Dance 
Brooks Pettit, Vaerus Aviation
Trey George, Topeka Housing Authority, Inc.
Jammie Serrano, Advisors Excel
Tom Hagen, Capitol Federal®
Lissa Staley, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Megan Jones, Jones Advisory Group
Jana Tenbrink, Stormont Vail Health
Missy Lackey, US Bank
Justin Vest, Shawnee County Sheriff's Office
Jessica Lehnherr, CASA of Shawnee County
Andy Vogel, Young Life 
Elizabeth Lenherr, Advisors Excel 
John Paul Washburn, Washburn Law Office, LLC and The Washburn Mediation Company, LLC

RHS-Nemaha Game Video

WIBW has extensive video of the game at:
http://www.wibw.com/content/sports/Rossville-gives-Thunder-first-loss-of-the-season-for-third-straight-trip-to-state-401997186.html

KSNT has game avideo at:
http://ksnt.com/2016/11/18/hayden-rossville-advance-to-state-championship-games/

Rossville Defeats Nemaha-Central

ROSSVILLE — State championship teams make state championship plays.

And while the two plays Rossville came up with in the fourth quarter against Nemaha Central didn’t deliver the Bulldawgs a third straight Class 3A state championship, they did give Rossville the chance to go after it.

Down 22-21 in the fourth quarter of Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal, Rossville answered the call. Jacob Bradshaw’s 64-yard touchdown run gave the Bulldawgs the lead and Wyatt Dyche’s diving interception in the end zone all but sealed the victory as Rossville pulled out a heart-stopping 27-22 win over the visiting Thunder in an epic clash.

Nemaha finished the season 12-1, while Rossville (12-1) advanced to its third straight 3A championship game in Hutchinson, where the Bulldawgs will get a shot at redemption. Awaiting Rossville in next Saturday’s title game is Hesston (10-3), a 35-19 winner over previously undefeated Hoisington and the program that beat Rossville 3-0 in the 1992 3A championship game.

“Players make plays and these kids are good football players,” Rossville coach Derick Hammes said. “It’s what this program is about. For years and years and years, we’ve had great players and great coaches who laid the groundwork for this kind of mentality. We know we’re going to come out on top in the end. You can’t put a price on that. That’s a rare find in a football program where the kids always believe they were going to win.”

That belief was pushed to the limit by a Nemaha Central team enjoying its best season in four decades. The Thunder used a bruising run game to pound away at the Rossville defense all night and orchestrated a 14-play, 67-yard scoring drive in the third quarter, capped by Mitchell Henry’s 7-yard touchdown run.

Ryan Hasenkamp’s ensuing two-point conversion run gave the Thunder a 22-21 lead, which held going into the fourth quarter.

Then Rossville showed its championship mettle. After being bottled up most of the night by Nemaha’s stout defense, Bradshaw finally found a gap. He popped to the outside and out-raced the Thunder defense to the end zone for a 64-yard scoring run — which more than doubled his yardage total to that point.

The two-point conversion failed, leaving Rossville clinging to a five-point lead. When a directional kick on the ensuing kickoff instead turned into a pooch kick to give the ball to Nemaha at its own 47, it was up to Rossville’s defense to preserve the victory.

The Thunder quickly drove to the Rossville 10, twice converting third-and-2 situations. Facing a third-and-8 from the Bulldawg 10, Hasenkamp scrambled out of the pocket and spotted Jacob Schmitz flashing open in the corner of the end zone.

But Dyche made a great break on the ball and made a sliding, diving interception with 1:51 left in the game for the biggest play of his career.

“We were just playing man-to-man and I saw him rolling out,” Dyche said. “I just came up with the ball. I was 100 percent sure (I could get there). It was very key for us to respond. We’ve got a lot of seniors on this defense and (Hammes) had a lot of trust in us and we wanted to come through.”

Rossville couldn’t quite run out the clock, and Nemaha got the ball back with 49.1 seconds left at its own 47. A 17-yard pass from Hasenkamp to Mitchell Heiman got it to the Rossville 37, but after a first-down spike, Hasenkamp misfired on his next three attempts, the final pass sailing high as Rossville held on.

“We had our chances,” Nemaha coach Warren Seitz said. “We turned the ball over a couple times, which we hadn’t done over the last couple weeks. … Our kids played really hard all year and we had a great year.”

Neither team wasted much time getting their offense going at the start of the game. Bradshaw hit Cole Schumacher for a 52-yard touchdown pass on the fifth play of the game for a quick 7-0 lead, but the Thunder came right back to make it 7-6 on Hasenkamp’s 21-yard run on their first possession.

A Sheldon Hulbert interception set up a 7-yard touchdown pass from Bradshaw to Schumacher early in the second quarter, but again Nemaha answered right away on a 10-yard run from Mitchell Henry to tie it. Rossville took a 21-14 halftime lead on Dawson Hammes’ 4-yard run with 34 seconds left, but the Bulldawg offense found the going tough from there until Bradshaw’s game-winning burst.

“I’ve got faith in my kids. They’re champions,” Hammes said. “They’ve done a great job all year, improving to get to this point. That’s what I’ve got faith in, our football players.”

Bradshaw finished with 128 yards rushing and 108 passing to lead Rossville, which is 52-2 during Hammes’ four years. Nemaha gouged the Bulldawg defense for 234 rushing yards despite getting only three carries from leading rusher Jacob Koelzer (high ankle sprain) with Henry rushing for 93 and Hasenkamp for 69.

Nemaha Central (12-1) 6 8 8 0 — 22

Rossville (12-1) 7 14 0 6 — 27

Ross — Schumacher 52 pass from Bradshaw (Andresen kick)

NC — Hasenkamp 21 run (run failed)

Ross — Schumacher 7 pass from Bradshaw (Andresen kick)

NC — M. Henry 10 run (M. Henry run)

Ross — Hammes 4 run (Andresen kick)

NC — M. Henry 7 run (Hasenkamp run)

Ross — Bradshaw 64 run (pass failed)

GAME IN FIGURES

NC Ross

First downs 19 11

Rushes-yards 50-234 31-174

Passing 57 108

Comp-Att-Int 6-18-2 8-11-0

Punts 4-32.2 5-28.8

Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 1-15 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Nemaha Central: Hasenkamp 18-69, Koelzer 3-25, M. Henry 19-93, Heiman 8-32, Schmitz 1-11, Delaney 1-4. Rossville: Bradshaw 20-128, Hammes 4-14, Balch 4-21, Foster 3-11.

PASSING — Nemaha Central: Hasenkamp 6-18-2, 57. Rossville: Bradshaw 8-11-0, 108.

RECEIVING — Nemaha Central: Enneking 1-5, Haverkamp 1-9, T. Henry 1-11, Heiman 3-32. Rossville: Schumacher 5-77, Balch 2-28, Dyche 1-3.

Dawgs On To State Final

    The Dawgs received the ball at the start of the game and scored with about ten minutes remaining in the first quarter.  The teams then took turns scoring and the half ended at 21-14 in favor of the Dawgs.
    Nemaha-Central will receive the ball at the start of the second quarter.

    The final score was Rossville  27, Nemaha Central 22.  The Dawgs go to State for the third straight time.
    The Dawgs will likely play Hesston which was leading Hoisington in the 4th quarter.  That would be an upset.
 

FBLA Nat. conference

Several RHS students will be attending the  National Fall Leadership Conference in  Dallas, 
TX  Nov. 18 and 19.